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Originally Posted by
deltabound
Dude,
The Constitution is way too complicated for you to tie any of it so simplisticly to a clause from the Declaration of Independence, then prertend to know what the Founders wanted. For your argument to make any sense, you would have to totally ignore the first part of the 2nd Amendment. You know, the part that says, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State,...."
Who is it that you think regulated the militia? The State Governments.
My point is that it is too complicated. Even the fact that the capatilized "State" means something. Ill be back in a bit for more discussion, because this is fun.
New K Now
What I think doesn't matter . . . not if we're a nation of laws, and not of men.
The Supreme Court definitively squashed this interpretation of the Second Amendment in the recent Columbia v. Heller in 2008. According to them, the right to bear firearms is a personal and individual right. Period.
I won't bore you with the details; if you'd like to discuss restrictions that may be placed on the 2nd amendment, that's fine. No rights, even those that are constitutionally protected, are absolute.
If you truly believe that free citizens in this country should not have the personal right to bear arms, there is a legislative remedy. The Second Amendment, like all amendments, is subject to repeal or modification. It's happened before to other amendments, and can happen again.